The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-17
.ANTI0LEs Ca INSTRUMENTATION
OF THE
lake Charles COLLEGE

FtTaEt TIxBnRs1GNED. Harrison e Drew Cyrus ].
! Sesi6id Seaman d. Knapp Ernest d Powell
s /. Cary, William A Mason, Ira II, Byans
! Alexander Thomson and Elisha I, Faies under
nIth0ity ct the laws Of the State Of Louisiana IN
! sabh ease made and provided, do hereby form
1 themselves into q Corporation.
ABTICIEI
1 The object Of said corporation is to erect
maintain and conduct College tor the Christian
ednoatOn Of youth, intludinE al customary de-
par1ments as well rs tho boarding and lodging OF
panils and the comforting Of oil literary hOnoTs
and degrees, known AMI usually granted by any
ARTICLE Il.
Tho name. STYLE and. tide Of the same shal be
aLAEE CHARLES CoLIEsE.
ARTICLE III
Thc Mace chosen for its iO1hioile which shall
never be- changed, is Lake Charles ualoasleu
| Parrish IOuisiEna,
ARTICLE ".
| lEhu Trustees Of said Lake Charles College. who
shalI be its MANAGER Bhalt be Ernest n. Powell
| William a. Mason and S L. Cary, who shall serve
as such fer two wears from the date hereof h2r1l-
| son {. Drew, Alexander Thomson and Rev Elisha
! 4. Fades who shall serve 6uch toT t0ur years
! from the date hereof and Ira H. Evans, Seaman
| a Knapp and Gyrus J. Soo6eld who shall serve
as such ter six wears from the date hereof. When
any vacancy IN said Board Of Trustees shall occur
! whether by death resignation, legal incanatity,
| or 1v The expiration Of the term for which any
trustee NAV have been named herein, or chosen rs
| hereafter provided, Il shall be the duty OF the
| remaining, SURVIVING trustees Al L1E BtAt
/ ensuing animal meeting, TO fll such vacancy by
election by ballot provided thai any absent
! trustee may vote an Eubh election by sending a
aeAlCd hallOt % the secretary hereinafter named
! OF by Rending the Same b. any member OF SAD
Board provided further. that this privilege o. 80
voting Inay be exercised by any absent trustee N
any vote which may be taken by said Board pro
vided further that the uuIaber constituting said
Board OF Trustees may be increased by the election
an the manner heTtinbeiuFe provided Tor the bIng
Of vacancies 10 any number not exceeding fifteen,
hut ouch additional trustee trustees shall III no
Caao he chosen Tor longer period than six years
! Provided further that the PFGHtden Of sad GOI-
iepr and the Secretary thereof BhAil be eN-Othcio
meInher- Of said Board. The officers Of said
| Board Of Trustees shall be n President who must
b., a member thereof not eE-OtlGU, who shall hold
Office during hs term TRUSTEE and Secretary
ami Treasurer. who may OF may not be melnbeFS
Of said BuarI Al Of said officers shall be hlccted
! bv said Beard and said Secretary and Treasurer
shall hold nfUcD respectively for the term Of one
year. D,rc,rr
| The Secretary OF saii Board Of Trustees Is the
! oifper upon whom, citations may bo served
ARTICLE VI.
The length Of tame during which said Corpora
! ton shRll exist and continue shall be perpetual
In witness whereof have hereto Rei cur sig
EnaEures this TU ent V.seGpnt day OF j unc. u
| lgS-
jS,rnedY CYRUS ] SCOFBLD
HARRISON {. DREW.
ALEXANDER THOMSON
SEAbiAN a. KNAPP
/ N. POWELL
IN-N II EVANS
Z r IA LES
J. CARY.
WILLIAM \. MASON.
bave examined The, foregoing Charter Of the